casket
Pronunciation
/ˈkæskət/

Definition & Meaning of "casket"in English

Casket
01

small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
caskets
02

a box used to hold a dead body for burial or cremation

Examples
The body was placed in a casket for the funeral.
to casket
01

enclose in a casket

Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
casket
3rd person singular
caskets
Present participle
casketing
Past simple
casketed
Past participle
casketed
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